GWD32-Q13-Q14
Manufacturing site location is an
important consideration in determining
the optimal deployment of a firm’s
Line production resources, but one that is
(5) usually given only limited attention.
Decisions about location are often
based purely on quantitative analyses
that trade off transportation costs,
economies of scale, and other cost-
(10) based variables. This practice,
however, can lead to suboptimal
results, as decision-makers tend to results,
focus only on easily quantifiable rac-
tors. A further disadvantage of strictly
(15) cost-based methods is that they tend to
focus on cost advantage factors, which
are often transitory. Government reg-
ulations, tax systems, and exchange
rates can quickly change. Strategies
20) based on such parameters may
eventually be rendered obsolete by
the very factors that first created an
advantage.
In contrast, qualitative issues, which
25) are frequently neglected in choosing
manufacturing site locations, are often central to
creating and supporting a
competitive advantage. For example,
the level of skill possessed by the
30) local workforce varies with location;
consequently, location can affect the
ability of firms to implement skill-based
process technologies. When formulat-
ing a site location strategy, companies
35) should therefore emphasize qualitative
factors to ensure that the chosen
strategy supports the company’s
overall business strategy. Only after
establishing a set of desirable location
40) options should companies refine
choices using cost-based factors.
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Q13
The passage suggests which of the following
concerning qualitative methods used in
choosing manufacturing sites ?
1) They are more likely then are quantitative
methods to identify issues crucial to
maintaining a competitive advantage
2) They are least useful to companies with
relatively low levels of manufacturing
technology
3)They have little value when applied to
decisions other than choice of site
4)They are more risky for decision makers
than are quantitative methods
5)They are used more frequently by multi
national corporations than by companies
with strictly domestic operations.
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Q14
According to the passage ,analysis of quan-
titative factors is best used for which of the
Following ?
1) Determining strategies for offsetting qual-
itative disadvantages in manufacturing
site locations
2) Evaluating manufacturing site-location
parameters affecting long-term
competitive advantage
3) Choosing manufacturing site locations
that have access to optimal workforce
populations
4) Narrowing manufacturing site-location
options arrived it through qualitative
analysis
5) Making decisions about business considerations other than location
of manufacturing sites
Q14答案选C，我选D。根据文章最后一句话，选址应先定性，在定量。C只是其中一个特例，是否D 更准确？
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所谓的GWD32我是在做无重复版GWD22的最后一套题时遇到的，并无专门连接。gwd22下载：
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GWD32-Q13-Q14
Manufacturing site location is an
important consideration in determining
the optimal deployment of a firm’s
Line production resources, but one that is
(5) usually given only limited attention.
Decisions about location are often
based purely on quantitative analyses
that trade off transportation costs,
economies of scale, and other cost-
(10) based variables. This practice,
however, can lead to suboptimal
results, as decision-makers tend to results,
focus only on easily quantifiable rac-
tors. A further disadvantage of strictly
(15) cost-based methods is that they tend to
focus on cost advantage factors, which
are often transitory. Government reg-
ulations, tax systems, and exchange
rates can quickly change. Strategies
20) based on such parameters may
eventually be rendered obsolete by
the very factors that first created an
advantage.
In contrast, qualitative issues, which
25) are frequently neglected in choosing
manufacturing site locations, are often central to
creating and supporting a
competitive advantage. For example,
the level of skill possessed by the
30) local workforce varies with location;
consequently, location can affect the
ability of firms to implement skill-based
process technologies. When formulat-
ing a site location strategy, companies
35) should therefore emphasize qualitative
factors to ensure that the chosen
strategy supports the company’s
overall business strategy. Only after
establishing a set of desirable location
40) options should companies refine
choices using cost-based factors.
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Q13
The passage suggests which of the following
concerning qualitative methods used in
choosing manufacturing sites ?
1) They are more likely then are quantitative
methods to identify issues crucial to
maintaining a competitive advantage
2) They are least useful to companies with
relatively low levels of manufacturing
technology
3)They have little value when applied to
decisions other than choice of site
4)They are more risky for decision makers
than are quantitative methods
5)They are used more frequently by multi
national corporations than by companies
with strictly domestic operations.
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Q14
According to the passage ,analysis of quan-
titative factors is best used for which of the
Following ?
1) Determining strategies for offsetting qual-
itative disadvantages in manufacturing
site locations
2) Evaluating manufacturing site-location
parameters affecting long-term
competitive advantage
3) Choosing manufacturing site locations
that have access to optimal workforce
populations
4) Narrowing manufacturing site-location
options arrived it through qualitative
analysis
5) Making decisions about business considerations other than location
of manufacturing sites
Q14答案选C，我选D。根据文章最后一句话，选址应先定性，在定量。C只是其中一个特例，是否D 更准确？
我也选D,
偶严重同意选D。
这题答案9成是不对的吧
In contrast, qualitative issues, which
25) are frequently neglected in choosing
manufacturing site locations, are often central to
creating and supporting a
competitive advantage. For example,
the level of skill possessed by the
30) local workforce varies with location;
consequently, location can affect the
ability of firms to implement skill-based
process technologies. When formulat-
ing a site location strategy, companies
35) should therefore emphasize qualitative
factors to ensure that the chosen
strategy supports the company’s
overall business strategy. Only after
establishing a set of desirable location
40) options should companies refine
choices using cost-based factors.
终于看出来答案应该是B。 文章最后一段说quantititative 是在quatitative 选定location 之后company 用来refine choices 的。 跟“Choosing manufacturing site locations that have access to optimal workforce
opulations”意思吻合。 也就是说company 应该先用quatitative 的方法找到可以供选择的options (desirable location options ) 然后可以用quantitative 在这些option 中间再一次精简，提炼。 这题太阴了
还是D, refine=narrow
我觉得C只是一个特例，D是更general的。
因为JJ出现过，希望大家继续讨论，谢谢！
更糊涂了！
Agree above explanation. C.
C.
Choosing manufacturing site locations that have access to
optimal workforce populations
这个选项中that 从句做定语修饰site locations, have是有的意思, 而不是代表已经的意思; C翻译过来是选择那些有最佳劳动力的厂址;
如果把C改成choosing from manufacturing site locations that have access to optimal workforce populations, 就应该是正确选项了;
D. Narrowing manufacturing site-location options
arrived it through qualitative analysis
这个it不知道指代什么, 如果去掉感觉就更好了.
有时候读不懂选项的意思也很麻烦啊
还是D, refine=narrow
我也是这么选的D.答案是C.为啥呢?前面说选C的理由不太理解.
14题C不对吧？C是qualitative style 干的事儿啊。
同意D！
C.
Choosing manufacturing site locations that have access to
optimal workforce populations
这个选项中that 从句做定语修饰site locations, have是有的意思, 而不是代表已经的意思; C翻译过来是选择那些有最佳劳动力的厂址;
如果把C改成choosing from manufacturing site locations that have access to optimal workforce populations, 就应该是正确选项了;
D. Narrowing manufacturing site-location options
arrived it through qualitative analysis
这个it不知道指代什么, 如果去掉感觉就更好了.
有时候读不懂选项的意思也很麻烦啊
完全同意，C的含义，除非加了from，要不就是绝对错误的
D 就是it有点蹩脚，不过GWD的题都是偷出来的，不能深究，搞懂了文章就好
正确答案怎么定的？
我也选D
D
Decisions about location are often based purely on quantitative analyses， 这个purely是不是说Choosing，然而narrowing好像文章中没有提到过，还有此题的提干“According to the passage ””“ 应该紧扣文章意思，不能做推理。是不是narrowing有点基于推理了。这只是我个人的理解，大家继续讨论。
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